Household pounding-block



J. F. BOWER.

HOUSEHOLD POUNDING BLOCK.

APPHCATION FILED IAN-25, 1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

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HOUSEHOLD FOUNDING BLOCK.

APPLlCATION FILED JAN. 25, 1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

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HOUSEHOLD POUIJ'DINGr-BLO CM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented lllar. 233, 1920..

Application filed January 25, 1.919. serial No. 273,203.

! '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. Bowen, a citizen of the United States, residing at l Villiamsport, in the county of Lyconiing and hltate of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements in Household. Pounding-Blocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel construction of block or anvil for use in the house hold for cracking nuts and repairing articles of various kinds.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a block ot' this nature with means for supporting it in various positions, so that the block may be conveniently used in ditl'erent situations.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

in descrihing my invention in detail, refercnce will he had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing;' the block used on a tray and stand.

2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 otlf' Fig 1.

3 is a perspective view of the block and its attachments secured to the board.

Fin". 4t is a side view partly broken away, showing a bolt having; a clamping head for securing; the board and block to the stand.

Fin. 5 is a view of a cushion for the block.

li ies. 6, 'l' and. 8 are detailed views of the attachments for the block.

his. 9 is a part sectional view through the hoard showing; the pick socket;

lligr. it) is a. section on line .l.(l-10 of la these views, 1 indicates the stand, which may he of any desired construction and comprises the base 2, provided with. the indentations for receiving screws or the like to secure the stand to the floor or other support and the bow shaped head 4. The cross piece of the how is provided with bow holes 5. 6 represents the tray which is adapted to rest on the head of the stand and this tray is provided with an opening 7, centrally arranged, for registering with the opening 5. This tray is provided with depressions 8, forming small containers, or it desired, the tray may be formed with a flat bottom and the containers formed separately and resting; on the hottoin. 9 indicates a supporting board for the block or anvil 10. This board is provided with a centrally depending part 11 and the curved recesses 12 on each side of said part 11. The board is provided with a centrally located opening 13, which passes through the depending part 11 and registers with the opening; in the tray. One end of the hoard is provided with the holes 14- for receiving nut picks or the like and said openings are closed by the flaps 15. The board. also provided with. a hole 16 by which the board may be hung up on nail or the like. The bottom or the block or anvil 10 is provided with a screw hole 17 and this hole is adapted to register with the holes in the other part so that the bolt may be passed through the hole in the head of the stand, the hole 7 in. the tray, the hole 13 in the board into the hole 17 in the anvil and thus secure the parts together. The bow shaped head will connect the bolt to be positioned in the parts.

I sometimes find it desirable to place a cushion 18 on the bottom of the anvil, said cushion being held on the anvil by having its edges 19 crimped to engage the sidesv of said anvil. In this way when the anvil is used alone for crackingnuts or the like, the cushion will prevent it from warring the table or other support on which it is placed.

I sometimes find it desirable to form a hole in the board to receive the lower end of the anvil. While an ordinary bolt Inav be used to hold the parts together. I prefer to use the bolt shown in Fig. l. The head of this bolt is enlarged and on one side is provided. with a spring grip and on the other side with jaws :21, one of which carries a clamping screw By this means the block, either with or without the board, may be held to the leg of the user by the spring 20, or it may be secured to the edge of atahle or chair by the screw 22. When desired,the block with the board attached, may be placed on the lap of the user, the recesses 12 receiving the lens and thus holding the device firmly on the lap.

it may place different attachments on the anvil for using the device for different pur poses, for instance, I may form a clamping of the device by having one part of the anvil fiat as at 23 and providing a movable jaw 24, which is connected with the anvil by means of the turn screw 25. I prefer to make this movable jaw 24: of triangular shapeto provide straight edges, which may be used for bending metal strips or the like. I also place a horn 26 on one side of the anvil, said horn having a screw threaded shank for engaging a screw threaded opening in the anvil. I also secure a block 27 to one side'of the anvil by screws or the like, and this block is provided with a wedge shaped opening 28 for receiving a wedge shaped chisel 29, said chisel being secured in the block by means of the set screw 30. A block is also provided with round and square holes 31, passing inwardly "from its upper face and having their lower ends opening into a recess 32 formed in one side of the anvil. These openings may receive swages, cutters and the like and they may also be used for knocking out nails from boards, etc. "he anvil is also provided with a handle 33.

WVhen the device is used, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the board 9 will serve as a hand support in holding the nuts on the anvil. As the nuts are cracked they may be placed in the containers at the sides of the tray. It will be seen that all of the attachments may be removed from the anvil, so as to be out of the way when the anvil is used for cracking nuts, or the like.

While I have shown the anvil as being substantially round in cross section, it will be understood that said anvil may be made of difierent shapes and that the board may also be made of various shapes.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A device of the class described comprising an anvil, a supporting board therefor, a tray in which the supporting board rests, a

stand for the tray and means for connecting the parts together.

2. A device of the class described comprising an anvil, a supporting board therefor, a tray for receiving the supporting board, a stand having a bow shaped head and a bolt carried by said head and passing through the tray and board into the anvil for holding the parts together.

A device of the class described comprising an anvil, a supporting board for the same, said board having a centrally depelnling part and recesses on each side of said part and means for connecting the anvil with said board.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

JOHN F. I-BOWER. 

